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Re: The Jody Elite Chedeville Mouthpiece

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2019-01-12 16:31

Ok, I am neither endorsing nor criticizing this product. But as an audio engineer I want to address the thoughts about the sound.

To achieve a decent "sound" in the hall where they sit, the interview (let's take the second example) had to be multi-miced. You notice the lapel condenser mics (like all TV news folks wear). Those are for the spoken portions of the production - easiest way to get a nice sound for the spoken word. Then (off camera) there are obviously stereo mics (one mono mic would have sounded equally thin and unnatural to the listener) placed further back to get the perspective of one sitting at least a few rows back. At 1:24 (of the second video) you can hear (with decent headphones) the cross over between the mics as the engineer moves back to lavalier mic for the last comments from Dr. Brown.

You CAN add reverb (and delay) all day long but it never sounds as good as the real thing (listen to ANY current pop tune for reference). Oh, and, spoiler alert, none of the sound you hear on a commercial or hear in a movie was recorded live......it was added later, artificially adding reverb and delay (and there is no Santa Claus).

As for the "try" on the formula, I would suggest that some additives (or processes) may (and I say "MAY") not be deemed safe by modern standards. That said I have never been a firm "believer" in the idea that the material is of essence. Look at highly coveted double walled silver clarinets of the past, or current acrylic mouthpieces, or the Greenline R13, all of which respond and sound fantastic.

And I recall that Greek key design of the bottom of this mouthpiece AND the script being associated with the Omar Henderson product of late. Is Jody Espina a business partner or did he subsequently buy the rights to the name and associated "look" of the product from Henderson?

..................Paul Aviles

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